With almost 9 million users around the world and $111 million in funding from venture capitalists, chief executive Sheila Lirio Marcelois preparing her company to go public. The seven-year-old website has become an “Amazon.com for caregivers,” helping connect those in need with assistances for child- and senior-care as well as services like petsitting and housekeeping services. Care.com filed confidentially with the SEC earlier this year.
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Mike Preshman (left) and Matt Manger at work at Burlington-based Veracode, which offers application security management. The company has been staffing up with executives who have helped companies go public before, but the question is whether 2014 will be the year.
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Karmaloop

Streetware retailer Karmaloop has been cutting its own path in the challenging fashion industry and making it pay. Rumored for a 2013 public offering that never materialized, perhaps Karmaloop owners Greg and Dina Selkoe will try in 2014.
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Acquia

With a $30 million funding round last year, strong international growth, and a poweful, open-source content management system in Drupal, Acquia has been preparing to go public with its premium service and support offerings.
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